“Cities in British India with more than 100,000 people according to the census of 1871‒72”
no cities/towns in erstwhile Andhra/Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, etc... an 'empty' subcontinent.
no cities/towns in erstwhile Andhra/Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, etc... an 'empty' subcontinent.
"The area in sq miles of the provinces-immediately under British rule is stated to be 904,049 w/ a population of 190,563,048 souls. Extent of feudatory states is estimated to be 546,695 sq miles, w a population of 48,267,910; or in all 1,450.744 sq miles with 238,830,958 people."
"the returns give throughout British India and its feudatory states an average of 165 persons to the square mile, or excluding the latter, of 211. British India thus stands intermediate between Italy and the German empire in density of population."
"As to sex, the 190,563,048 inhabitants of British India are estimated to consist of 98,054,403 males and 92,501,565 females of all ages, the adults being in each case between 61,000,000 and 62,000,000, but with an excess of males."
"In the estimate based on age very little reliance can be placed. Natives of India as a rule are altogether ignorant of their own ages, and have no exact means of estimating correctly the time of their birth." 😌😏🫣
"This doubtless will receive attention in the census contemplated in 1881, for it is a matter of considerable political importance, and can be more easily dealt with in the future than it has been in the past." 😏
census by religion:
politics married to arithmetic...
politics married to arithmetic...
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